the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. so i never missed a beat. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> the oregon of omaha adding the fuel the tax the rich and warren buffett argued once again that the rich pay a lower tax rate than the middle class, same old, same old. we have wealth reporter, however, robert frank. he joins me now to share one very important problem with mr. buffet's argument. good evening, robert, geek. >> the premise of the buffet rule and the op ed is the rich pay less than the rest of america saying half of america's top 400 earners pay a rate 20%, far less than the official top rate of 35%. now the buffet rule would restore fairness. it would make those making $1 million or more pay at least 30%, but what the buffet rule fails to mention is that the rich already pay a higher rate than the rest of the population when you look nationally. take a look. the effective tax rate, that's the amount that people actually pay, averages 20.4% for people who make $1 million or more. people making 30,000 to
